Triple

T12626711
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lake Whatcom E301533 entity
Predicate hasOutflow P967 FINISHED
Object Whatcom Creek
Whatcom Creek is a short waterway in Bellingham, Washington, that flows from Lake Whatcom through the city to Bellingham Bay and is known for its salmon runs and urban waterfalls.
E1075446 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Whatcom Creek | Statement: [Lake Whatcom, hasOutflow, Whatcom Creek]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whatcom Creek
Context triple: [Lake Whatcom, hasOutflow, Whatcom Creek]
  • A. Wahkiakum River
    The Wahkiakum River is a small coastal river in southwest Washington State that flows through forested terrain before emptying into the Columbia River.
  • B. Snohomish River
    The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
  • C. Samish River
    The Samish River is a river in northwestern Washington State that flows through Skagit County into Samish Bay, supporting local ecosystems, agriculture, and small communities along its course.
  • D. Hoquiam River
    The Hoquiam River is a short coastal river in western Washington State that flows through forested terrain before emptying into Grays Harbor near the city of Hoquiam.
  • E. Hylebos Creek
    Hylebos Creek is a stream in western Washington State that flows through urban and natural areas before emptying into Commencement Bay in Puget Sound.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Whatcom Creek
Triple: [Lake Whatcom, hasOutflow, Whatcom Creek]
Generated description
Whatcom Creek is a short waterway in Bellingham, Washington, that flows from Lake Whatcom through the city to Bellingham Bay and is known for its salmon runs and urban waterfalls.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whatcom Creek
Target entity description: Whatcom Creek is a short waterway in Bellingham, Washington, that flows from Lake Whatcom through the city to Bellingham Bay and is known for its salmon runs and urban waterfalls.
  • A. Wahkiakum River
    The Wahkiakum River is a small coastal river in southwest Washington State that flows through forested terrain before emptying into the Columbia River.
  • B. Snohomish River
    The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
  • C. Samish River
    The Samish River is a river in northwestern Washington State that flows through Skagit County into Samish Bay, supporting local ecosystems, agriculture, and small communities along its course.
  • D. Hoquiam River
    The Hoquiam River is a short coastal river in western Washington State that flows through forested terrain before emptying into Grays Harbor near the city of Hoquiam.
  • E. Hylebos Creek
    Hylebos Creek is a stream in western Washington State that flows through urban and natural areas before emptying into Commencement Bay in Puget Sound.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d7bdeaf49c8190b13800111fa77ea3 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9610b91dc8190a9abefb88447b0ae completed April 10, 2026, 8:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fbc30fba90819096ea71152ed725e1 completed May 6, 2026, 10:39 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fbc62b8b308190bbf13f8536bf4449 completed May 6, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fbc6b13f0481908ba6ff97421c8506 completed May 6, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:14 p.m.